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2023-08-07 23:29:28 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 9B271F4802B7DD1669EF79D72C87F78713C388D447F61439393843940393A471
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The US did not bomb Japan as a show of force to the USSR. They bombed Japan to end the war that would have otherwise claimed many more lives. The Japanese soldiers were obseerving 'bushido' which was honour unto death and meant they would not surrender. https://www.trumanlibrary.gov/education/presidential-inquiries/decision-drop-atomic-bomb https://www.historyhit.com/why-did-the-us-drop-atomic-bombs-on-hiroshima-and-nagasaki/ https://www.britannica.com/question/Why-did-the-atomic-bombings-of-Hiroshima-and-Nagasaki-happen
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